Immigration

[kavita]

Hi,

I am from India, I am a civil engineer by profession, I want to immigrate to Quebec,while applying for the immigration under permanent skilled worker cateogry.I would like to know if India has enetered into any mutual recognition agreement of professional qualifications with Quebec/Canada just like France has and Quebec mutual recognition agreement.

In addition I would also like to know where can I find information whether Indian degree are recognized by Québec/Canadian regulatory body.

 

[SISH7255]

Kavitaji

Currently, India does not have Mutual Recognition Agreement of engineering degrees with Canada. The Canadian Council of Professional Engineers has a Mutual Recognition Agreement(MRA) with some countries such as Australia, Hongkong, Ireland, NZ, South Africa, UK and USA. Canadian Council accepts degree from these countries as it is, without any evaluation.

However degrees from other countries are evaluated by the Canadian authorities for its equivalency in Canada, and mostly Engineerng degrees from India are accepted for higher studies or for proff eng. registration.

If the Foreign degree is not equivalent to its Canadian counter part then the technical exam is imposed on the candidate.

You need a license to practice engg. in Canada because it is a regulated profession. However you can still practice without it under the supervision of proff engineer.

You can apply for registration for “Proff. Engineer” while you are in India and complete everything when u r in Canada. U need to have 1 full year experience under Canadian jurisdiction plus 3 yeras overseas will do.

BTW, I know about Ontario but don't know much about Quebec. You can find out more here

http://www.oiq.qc.ca/en_index.html

 

[adamvaid]

+1 for sish

 

[beansweet]

The vast majority of Canadians have no problem with immigration, or indeed people of other cultures coming to Canada. What many Canadians have a problem with is immigrants that bring their ethnic and religious issues with them and trying to impose their values on Canadians....example pressing for Sharia Law....etc. I am a Conservative voter, as is my wife, a first generation immigrant from Latin America. I am also a active member of a multi-cultural and immigrant settlement society. Canada and Canadians are very accomodating but tolerance levels are being stretched by immigrants that don't want to change to become Canadians but work at trying to get Canada to reflect their former countries society.

 

[nano24482]

I second Sish
+1 to you.

Quebec too has similar requirement as Ontario.
Check the workingincanada.gc.ca site for license requirements.

http://www.workingincanada.gc.ca/report-eng.do?area=0236&lang=en_CA&noc=2131&province=24&titleKeyword=&action=final&display=regulated

 

[Baloo]

The vast majority of Canadians have no problem with immigration, or indeed people of other cultures coming to Canada. What many Canadians have a problem with is immigrants that bring their ethnic and religious issues with them and trying to impose their values on Canadians....example pressing for Sharia Law....etc. I am a Conservative voter, as is my wife, a first generation immigrant from Latin America. I am also a active member of a multi-cultural and immigrant settlement society. Canada and Canadians are very accomodating but tolerance levels are being stretched by immigrants that don't want to change to become Canadians but work at trying to get Canada to reflect their former countries society.

It is difficult to know how to portray Canadian society without sweeping generalizations, but here we go.

Beansweet you raise some very valid points, when immigrants come to Canada their best approach is to integrate and change to the Canadian lifestyle / way of life.
Many would go as far to say, if you do not want to change, do not come to Canada.
In general Canada is secular (it was not in the past), placing religion, other "home/ethnic" beliefs and "non Canadian attitudes" in the face of many Canadians will quite often produce a bad response.
I agree that tolerance is being stretched to the limit. There are many people in Canada who do not like Quebec or what it stands for (it is a long story), however many canadians support the "stand" that is being taken by the Quebecois on many "religious intrusions".
Attitudes are hardening and immigration is a hot topic.

Multiculturalism and pluralism are subjects that are often hotly discussed, Canada is a tolerant and welcoming society, but abusing that welcome has a price.

Canadians want Canada to be Canadian, some immigrants are guilty of trying to transplant their "old" life into Canada.
It causes problems, not just for those who live here, but for all those who want to immigrate.

Canada is not perfect and it is not a dreamland, but it is uniquely Canadian.